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<blockquote data-quote="kjdemuth" data-source="post: 145116" data-attributes="member: 4901"><p>It's pretty easy to see. Just find one file that WSA didn't detect. Go into the main interface and click on the little cog that is next to PC security. It will bring up a field and then click on Block/Allow files. There should be a bunch of files that say either Allow, Block or Monitor. Anything that is Monitored is being recorded as to what that process doing. Everything it's doing. That process is also not allowed internet access while it's being monitored. So even if it's malware it won't be allowed to 'phone home'. Once this file is deemed malicious WSA will roll back every change it performed, files created, registry changes, ETC. </p><p>One of the things that was interesting, that was removed recently, was the counter of how many events were being monitored. It was crazy because after a week or so it would be in the billions. </p><p>Just because WSA doesn't have a great detection rate, sorry webroot, it still protects you silently. It's a very creative and strong approach. I know that it freaks some people out knowing that there is a piece of malware on their system. The funny thing is that it can't do anything. It's pretty much dead in the water. It can't call home, it can't inject into web browsers because they're protected and it can't alter system files.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kjdemuth, post: 145116, member: 4901"] It's pretty easy to see. Just find one file that WSA didn't detect. Go into the main interface and click on the little cog that is next to PC security. It will bring up a field and then click on Block/Allow files. There should be a bunch of files that say either Allow, Block or Monitor. Anything that is Monitored is being recorded as to what that process doing. Everything it's doing. That process is also not allowed internet access while it's being monitored. So even if it's malware it won't be allowed to 'phone home'. Once this file is deemed malicious WSA will roll back every change it performed, files created, registry changes, ETC. One of the things that was interesting, that was removed recently, was the counter of how many events were being monitored. It was crazy because after a week or so it would be in the billions. Just because WSA doesn't have a great detection rate, sorry webroot, it still protects you silently. It's a very creative and strong approach. I know that it freaks some people out knowing that there is a piece of malware on their system. The funny thing is that it can't do anything. It's pretty much dead in the water. It can't call home, it can't inject into web browsers because they're protected and it can't alter system files. [/QUOTE]
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